Bed Liner Makes A Great Leaf Mover

Bed Liner Makes A Great Leaf Mover Michigan inventor Dan Daugherty says the leaf collector he made using an old 8-ft. pickup bed liner works like a giant dustpan on the front of his garden tractor loader. At first, he thought it was just a stupid, flimsy idea, but after he put it to work in his yard, he was pleasantly surprised. Daugherty bolted two pallet forks onto the bucket of his Case 644 loader to support the liner’s base. Two ratchet straps connect from the top sides of the liner anchor to the top of the bucket, holding the liner in place. Daugherty says he can push into a large pile of leaves and easily scoop them up, raking them in by hand as needed. When the liner is full, he lifts it and dumps the leaves into a pile. The leaf pan is one of several attachments Daugherty has built for his loader since buying it eight years ago. Others include a snowblower, a dirt blade, and a hydraulic scoop. Inventors who’ve seen his simple idea have said they might have to remove their pickup bed liners once a year to collect leaves on their own property, then reinstall them after the leaves are all moved. One online viewer says the idea is as good as gold, not entirely new, but totally redneck ingenious.

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